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Country Week was a big hit

THE future of Country Week in Swan Hill is as bright as ever, according to Swan Hill Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club life members Trevor Holt and John Brookshaw, with a changing demographic one of the highlights of last week’s event. With more than...

21 Feb 2025
Tennis

Tandara on top

PERENNIAL Country Week finalists Tandara avenged their defeat in last year’s Section 1 Women’s Tennis Victoria Country Week grand final, after recording a come from behind win over the Goulburn Murray Grinders to win this year’s title on...

18 Feb 2025
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Tennis Victoria Country Week photos

Tennis Victoria Country Week photos

18 Feb 2025
Tennis

2025 Tennis Victoria Country Week Results

2025 Tennis Victoria Country Week Results.

17 Feb 2025
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Game, set and match

Game, set and match

14 Feb 2025
Tennis

Spud Guns fire at Tennis Victoria Country Week

FOR some people, this week’s Tennis Victoria Country Week is an annual pilgrimage that’s not to be missed. Some, such as Wangaratta’s Pat Flynn, have been competing at Country Week for more than 60 years - for others, this week is their first...

14 Feb 2025
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Acing 60 years of memories

FROM playing on the grass courts at Kooyong in 1962, to being a regular fixture at virtually every annual Tennis Victoria Country Week since, there isn’t much that Wangaratta’s Pat Flynn hasn’t either seen or achieved. Inducted as an inaugural...

14 Feb 2025
Tennis

Gardner all set for Country Week

COUNTRY Week means a lot of things to many people, especially in our region, but for Danny Gardner, it still means catching up with mates and playing the sport he first fell in love with in the backyard of his childhood home. That’s despite the...

11 Feb 2025
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Game, set, match

THE 2025 Tennis Victoria Country Week tournament officially began yesterday, with more than 1200 competitors and 222 teams from across the country taking part in the annual event at the Ken Harrison Reserve. With play continuing until Friday...

10 Feb 2025
Tennis

Ready to serve

THE biggest annual sporting event on the local calendar is just days away, with preparations well advanced for another flawless hosting of this year’s Tennis Victoria Country Week event in Swan Hill. More than 1500 visitors are expected to descend...

07 Feb 2025
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Tennis set to net region $2 million

THE Swan Hill region will net close to $2 million when more than 1200 people descend on the rural city for Tennis Victoria’s Country Week. Swan Hill Council Mayor Stuart King said the region would benefit economically and promotionally from the...

07 Feb 2025
Sport

Ty’s Thoughts: The Australian Open

ON Friday, January 24, I went to Melbourne Park with family members to watch the prestigious Australian Open. We had purchased park pass tickets on the early bird sale, so overall the tickets cost around $45 for two adults and one child, quite...

29 Jan 2025
Tennis

Tennis dream comes true for Tristan

WHEN Tristan Schoolkate visited Swan Hill two years ago, it would have been with a racquet in hand and a big dream in his heart. Then 21 years of age, Schoolkate was the winning top seed of the first ITF ProTour event held at Swan Hill’s lawn tennis...

22 Jan 2025
Tennis

Moulamein’s epic backswing

THE grass is greener at Moulamein as it bucks a trend by resurrecting a rural sporting club. Where many clubs have folded or in recess, Moulamein Lawn Tennis Club is serving it up in the Northern District Lawn Tennis Association with a senior...

12 Nov 2024
Tennis

Club hits return serve

PREPARATIONS are in full swing for this summer’s Tennis Country Week, with record numbers expected to descend on Swan Hill in February. Although work for the largest event on the local sporting calendar is well underway, the Swan Hill...

11 Oct 2024
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Host tennis players

SWAN Hill Council is hoping to “net homes” to help accommodate visitors competing in next year’s Tennis Victoria Country Week. The largest grass court tennis tournament returns to Swan Hill from February 9-14. Commercial accommodation is expected to...

12 Sep 2024
Tennis

Players rally after rain

TENNIS action continued at Swan Hill Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club this week, as players of all ages took a swing at the club’s annual Easter Tournament. Predominately a junior competition, open competitors also took to Swan...

05 Apr 2024